Classic Panna Cotta

Name: Classic Panna Cotta
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup, whole milk; 2 3/4 teaspoons, gelatin; 3 cups, heavy cream; 2 inch piece, vanilla bean, slit lengthwise with paring knife (or substitute 2 teaspoons extract); 6 tablespoons, granulated sugar; Pinch, table salt

Desserts or Baked Goods
Italian
Puddings, Custards, Gelatins, & Souffles

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2000, America's Test Kitchen TV

What makes this simple chilled Italian cream great? Balanced proportions, sound technique, and a light hand with the gelatin.

SERVES 8

TIME 40 minutes, plus 4 hours chilling

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